Perhaps I should point out that BIMboy is living under a rock in WA and "surprise surprise " has no idea how things are done in Victoria. Firstly you cannot appoint an engineer for building permit approval, the legislation requires Building Surveyor. It is the building surveyor that will ...

1. Engineers are licensed to deal with all aspects of structural design.. ( Engineers Australia, National Engineer Register) Building Surveyors are licensed to deal with the NCC and compliance only Building Inspectors/Consultants are not licensed at all ( eg in WA) 2. Builders can't deny a professi...

Those building inspection reports are worthless as they turn a blind eye to non compliance here's what we do in WA. They will tick everything that is correct and ignore major structural items to appease the builder. these are my recommendations 1. Dont tell the builder who you are hiring , if you s...

I'm currently 'fighting' this battle too. I'm dealing with Metricon and they're 'forcing' their 'preferred' building surveyor via making it cost time/money extra if you choose anyone by the company that'll be looking out for Metricon more than the buyer. Due to them knowing they have to keep Metric...

In Victoria, the builder is no longer allowed to appoint their own surveyor, there is a long history of reasons why this finally came about. In Victoria, building consultants do not need any qualifications, you need to vet them thoroughly. If you find a good one, ask for a recommendation re a surve...

First of all thank you for having this forum. it’s really informative and helpful for people like us. My land is settling in few weeks’ time and I have chosen Simonds home to build my home since I liked one of their floor plans. During paying initial deposit , they have told me that I have an optio...

First of all thank you for having this forum. it’s really informative and helpful for people like us. My land is settling in few weeks’ time and I have chosen Simonds home to build my home since I liked one of their floor plans. During paying initial deposit , they have told me that I have an option...